Freedom from War: Nonsectarian Pacifism, 1814-1914Brock (history emeritus, U. of Toronto) presents peace activism as historically including two groups: those who reject war on grounds of conscience, and the internationalists who, without the same commitment of conscience, nonetheless strive to accomplish a warless world. He discusses the early Anglo-American peace movement and the dispute between its two principle groups, the 1838 pacifist radical abolitionists, pacifism during the Civil War, and Tolstoyism. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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The Beginnings of Nonsectarian Pacifism | 3 |
Pacifism and the Pioneering Years of the London | 21 |
Varieties of Pacifism in the First American Peace Movement | 36 |
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